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Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Prof. Kolapo Olusola-Eleka has emerged the winner of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary election Newsmen report that a total of 1,968 delegates were accredited and voted at the primary poll. Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Prof. Kolapo Olusola-Eleka has emerged the winner of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary election Newsmen report that a total of 1,968 delegates were accredited and voted at the primary poll. Seven of the votes were declared invalid by the electoral committee. Newsmen report that Mr Dayo Adeyeye, who…

It is no longer news that Ile-Ife, the Source and Cradle of the Yoruba race have a calendar of three hundred and sixty-five less a day in respect to its festivals. These festivals come as a way of life, that is, culture of the people. It is no gainsaying that since his ascension to the throne of his forefathers, His Imperial Majesty, Ooni Adeyeye Babatunde Ogunwusi has made significant effort by promoting the Africa traditional beliefs and culture and ensuring performance of all festivals since October 2015 to date. In…

“And in the visitation of the winds, Who take the ruffian billows by the top, Curling their monstrous heads and hanging them With deafening clamour in the slippery clouds, That, with the hurly, death itself awakes? Canst thou, O partial sleep, give thy repose To the wet sea-boy in an hour so rude, And in the calmest and most stillest night, With all appliances and means to boot, Deny it to a king? Then happy low, lie down! Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.”…….. Shakespeare’s Henry IV. Part…

Just like every other festival, Osaara would come and go as each year passes by. “But it is imperative for the sake of posterity that diligent records in black and white are kept henceforth for history to prevail. Everyone needs to know what each festivals symbolises in order to pass it to generations unborn. This will help them to have a sense of history and they also can continue to propagate our culture.” Those were the exact words of the god-man holding forth for the progenitor of the Oduduwa race,…

Nigeria’s president has once again thrown another jab at the opposition party PDP for mismanaging Nigeria’s resources while in power. President Buhari is increasingly becoming popular for his blame game and it doesn’t look like he intends to back down anytime soon. President Buhari says that on his assumption of office, there was an apparent depletion of resources in the government coffers with billions of dollars spent on white elephant projects that are not visible to the Nigerian populace. Although Premium times in an investigation last November debunked President Buhari’s…

Officers of The Nigerian Police wheeled “singing senator” Dino Melaye into a magistrate court yesterday on a wheel chair after been hospitalised as a result of injuries sustained while he attempted to escape arrest by the police by allegedly jumping out of a moving police van, although his sympathisers have claimed that he was pushed, he has since then remained under police guard at the hospital. Senator Dino Melaye was detained after allegations were levelled against him as regards the supply of illegal weapons to his political supporters, an allegation…